Pathogenic Autoreactive T and B Cells Cross-React with Mimotopes Expressed by a Common Human Gut Commensal to Trigger Autoimmunity
Ruff WE, Dehner C, Kim WJ, Pagovich O, Aguiar CL, Yu AT, Roth AS, Vieira SM, Kriegel C, Adeniyi O, Mulla MJ, Abrahams VM, Kwok WW, Nussinov R, Erkan D, Goodman AL, Kriegel MA. Pathogenic Autoreactive T and B Cells Cross-React with Mimotopes Expressed by a Common Human Gut Commensal to Trigger Autoimmunity. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 26: 100-113.e8. PMID: 31227334, PMCID: PMC8194364, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiphospholipid syndromePathogenic monoclonal antibodyHuman autoimmune diseasesGut commensalsB-cell autoepitopesHuman gut commensalGPI IgGAPS patientsIgG titersOral gavageMemory TSusceptible miceAntigenic loadAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune pathologyTrigger autoimmunityHuman autoimmunityGlycoprotein IGPI autoantibodiesAutoimmunityMonoclonal antibodiesCell clonesCross reactMimotopesAutoantibodies